Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his passion for equality

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.

He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

A man’s greatest treasures are his illusions - Durzo Blint

Mothers are the ultimate executives. Instead of raising profits they are raising humanity.

My goal has always been to try to live up to every ounce of my potential.

The thing about religion is that it's the first and the worst. The worst because it's the first.

You're so square, baby, I don't care.

The key to selfless giving is that you feel good when you do it and you feel good afterwards.

No one has really ever defined what a friend is.

That's where faith comes in. I've struggled more with being away from her. She keeps me strong. Being away from her means I have to stay in the Word and to stay strong throughout the season.

In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little.

Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the cross we see how both the love and the holiness of God can be fulfilled at once.